OT: Songs & Summer time Memories

[William]

The last couple of days I have been hearing songs on the radio and Pandora that have been triggering memories of being a kid during the summer. They aren't always considered great ones, but they were getting lots of play back in the day. Now, some songs can trigger images and memories of feelings, events, and even smells of summer.

I just heard this one and it brings back images of spending summers on a farm, muscle cars, basket ball, and kissing girls into the warm summer nights.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voAR07ezBts&feature=related

There are more but this is a good start for me. What songs do it for you?




William

[Nil Else]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQaUs5J2wdI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb3iPP-tHdA&feature=related

Yes... feelin old n hyippy :banana:

[Ken Robb]

The last couple of days I have been hearing songs on the radio and Pandora that have been triggering memories of being a kid during the summer. They aren't always considered great ones, but they were getting lots of play back in the day. Now, some songs can trigger images and memories of feelings, events, and even smells of summer.

I just heard this one and it brings back images of spending summers on a farm, muscle cars, basket ball, and kissing girls into the warm summer nights.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voAR07ezBts&feature=related

There are more but this is a good start for me. What songs do it for you?




William
OK, I tried to listen but 45 seconds into it and it was still nothing but noise. :) Now my Summer song is :TADA: "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry. It was popular in the Summer of 1970, I was single and moving to San Diego w/dreams of living at the beach. After a wake-up call about "I can't afford these" vs. "these roaches look too tough to me" I rented a decent place with a great view over the beach. It was quite a change for a Chicago boy.

[rugbysecondrow]

Van Morrison's Into the Mystic...great song.

[old_fat_and_slow]

Wow, what a bunch o' youngsters.


This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPXwkWVEIIw) is what we listened to back in my wasted youth.

@Nil Else
However, I do dig "Whiter Shade of Pale"

[William]

OK, I tried to listen but 45 seconds into it and it was still nothing but noise. :) Now my Summer song is :TADA: "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry. It was popular in the Summer of 1970, I was single and moving to San Diego w/dreams of living at the beach. After a wake-up call about "I can't afford these" vs. "these roaches look too tough to me" I rented a decent place with a great view over the beach. It was quite a change for a Chicago boy.

I didn't say it was a great one, just something that got lots of air play back in the day. :)

A few more in no particular order...
Fly like an Eagle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJVR7tiWnnk&feature=related

Dark Side of The Moon (short compilation)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d78K4rCEfAo

Yes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPOTg-7pV64

The Who (light years ahead of that awful Super bowl performance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp6-wG5LLqE



William

PS: Glenn Miller is good stuff!! :cool:

[kestrel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04KQydlJ-qc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wNSHPQj0W8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ux3-a9RE1Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJaKv9dgQPU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYDSFKLu-TA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQGXa3FiXKM

I could go on all day!

Going to find my music collection, a few beers and the back porch!

[Nil Else]

Wow, what a bunch o' youngsters.


This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPXwkWVEIIw) is what we listened to back in my wasted youth.

@Nil Else
However, I do dig "Whiter Shade of Pale"
Glenn who??

http://cdn.pimpmyspace.org/media/pms/c/3k/k6/6v/worship.gif

It's Confucius to respect the elders. :D

Actually I've forgotten and did not associate *being ancient* with "The Letter" or "Whiter Shade of Pale" until I saw them youtube vids just now... OMG :eek: They are my favorites regardless (I can listen to "Whiter.." in loop endlessly) and oh do they bring the memories back... the sound of jet plane at the very end of "The Letter" rattling the carp out of the huge jukebox speakers at this joint we used to hang out....

"Whiter Shade of Pale" definitely and always makes me think of Summer evening... one of those sunset...

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/1507/colback.jpg (http://img684.imageshack.us/i/colback.jpg/)
Hendrix's Cry of Love album back cover... always struck me as iconic 'one those' summer evening picture... for some reason always made me think of Neil Young's lyrics "every junkie's like a setting sun..."

[SEABREEZE]

THIS IS A EASY ONE

Heading to the beach with the gang from the neigborhood in a 64 GTO convertible W/ A 350 - 375 HP CHEVY MOTOR

Radio blasting and this was playing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDY4nR1IqCs

[SEABREEZE]

Wow, what a bunch o' youngsters.


This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPXwkWVEIIw) is what we listened to back in my wasted youth.

@Nil Else
However, I do dig "Whiter Shade of Pale"


For your listening pleasure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLw2kAmXISo&feature=related

[SEABREEZE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04KQydlJ-qc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wNSHPQj0W8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ux3-a9RE1Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJaKv9dgQPU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYDSFKLu-TA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQGXa3FiXKM

I could go on all day!

Going to find my music collection, a few beers and the back porch!


Spend many a summer day at Palisades Park @ the wave action salt water pool

[Sam in VA]

Since I was a gear head:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3_gbj2KjKk
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-QquQ2coCE&feature=related

and then there's:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJJcR1r7u2A

and of course:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cfc3rCQOuU

ashamed to admit it but:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRxOAVt8Zbw

[rounder]

I love you tube...I grew up in the 60's and the two songs that changed it for me. Both were summer songs...

Louie, Louie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cec1JInytH0

She's Not There
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5IRI4oHKNU

[oliver1850]

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[rounder]

The Replacements

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIcOgXq5y84

[oliver1850]

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[Hawker]

Brown Eyed Girl, Van Morrison

Gloria, the Shadows of Knight

[oliver1850]

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[oliver1850]

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[billythekid]

Sheesh I feel young. I do like older music, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFaT69CyyKU

[oliver1850]

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[oliver1850]

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[AngryScientist]

this one for me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A0U7jakUY8

"Lowrider"

as i cruised around in my first car, built from the frame up, slammed to the ground:)

[oliver1850]

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[Nil Else]

I saw Zappa n MOI play once in a suburban strip mall bar in 70s. The last Zappa album I bought was, I think, "Shut up and play yer guitar", a 3 LP set... prolly can't appreciate unless yer a guitar player, unfortunately. Sheer size of cigarette butt mound in his big ashtray in his shows told me he couldn't have lived to a ripe old age... too bad but we all die and some of us just burn faster and brighter.

[beer_meister]

Wha....? No Byrds fans???

Gottah have a little Eight Miles High (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH6UnvSlahc)

How 'bout a little Green Grass and High Tides Forever !!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R82OM5tzcrk)

Or maybe a little Wipeout (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8__EwAT8VM)

Then there's Born to be Wild (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMbATaj7Il8)

End on a sad note A little Skynard (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvWADo6KPzA)

[Mr. Squirrel]

many memories for me to this song. it makes me nutty.

mr. squirrel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_nMhk2ArL8

[Fixed]

miles davis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N090STPx-2M

[FlashUNC]

This may sadly betray my relative youth.

Summer of 1996. Still a few months away from getting my license, but a couple buddies had already gotten theirs. Spent a good chunk of the summer riding around, listening to the Smashing Pumpkins, and 1979 was their biggest song getting radio play at the time. Always brings me back to that time:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrivjzw0RlI

[beer_meister]

Damnnit ! I forgot my man Lightnin'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObzKavim1gk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQQ4YTL1P1A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d49m6G9vOrI

[rugbysecondrow]

I might as well give a few more shout outs

Will Smith, Summertime http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6WpvBHdk1c

Jimmy Buffett, Margaritaville http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUTf5qvS0Lo

[rounder]

This always sounded like summertime song to me..

Yardbirds...train kept a rolling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPfpUv4hUOw&feature=related

[billythekid]

Billy, you picked a good one. Now give us one that wasn't recorded before you were born.

I don't know if there have been any good ones since I was born!